Odessa, Delaware Weather
Odessa, Delaware — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Odessa, New Castle County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Odessa. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Odessa is published on the Summit Airport (KEVY) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Odessa have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Odessa: Cecil County Airport (K58M) 22 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 25 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 27 km · Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 32 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 40 km
Conditions reported at KEVY describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Odessa specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Odessa.
About Odessa, Delaware
Odessa, Delaware, unfolds with a quiet charm, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling fields and the subtle shimmer of the Appoquin. It lies 16.3 miles south-south-east of Newark, DE (from Newark, DE: bearing 163°T), and is situated 3.0 miles east of Middletown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon sun, carries a certain stillness, a quality of light that softens the edges of the old homes and the sturdy oak trees lining the lanes. The terrain, a well-worn tapestry of agricultural land, slopes towards the slow, dark waters of the river, where the sky often mirrors itself in tranquil reflections, punctuated by the occasional call of a distant heron. The character of Odessa is one of understated resilience, a place where the past feels present without being overbearing, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life. This particular corner of New Castle County holds a deep resonance with its maritime past, a legacy etched into the very foundations of its historic buildings, many of which whisper tales of the 18th and 19th centuries. Odessa once thrived as a crucial port along the Delaware River, a hub for trade and industry, its economy once buoyed by the grain trade and shipbuilding that once animated its waterfront. Today, that history is preserved in the meticulously maintained architecture, a living museum that draws visitors to wander its cobblestone-like streets and admire the Federalist and Victorian styles. The local economy, while no longer driven by the large-scale shipping of yesteryear, now finds its strength in a quiet tourism that appreciates its preserved heritage and the peaceful atmosphere, a stark contrast to the surrounding urban sprawl, offering a tangible connection to Delaware's foundational years.
Live animated radar for Odessa and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39.457334°N, 75.661318°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19730 |
| Area Code | 302 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Odessa, Delaware Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Odessa, Delaware, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Odessa includes coordinates 39.457334°N, 75.661318°W, situated in New Castle County. ZIP code 19730. Telephone area code: 302. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
